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It was nice to see Buddy in a training photo actually training ????.
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I actually don't think that injury list is a disaster.The injury list published today on afl.com.au - The full AFL injury list: pre-season update - AFL.com.au - makes for depressing reading.
None of Franklin, Menzel, and Smith are especially likely to start round 1 and Naismith surely won't (just when tap ruckmen are coming back into vogue). Worse, Ling is still injured "indefinitely".
Buddy - not ideal but we play OK when he's not there as we spread our goal kickers more
Menzel - just get him right
Smith - I don't think he's a key player for us anymore and think he's replaceable anyway
Naismith - get a few games into Cameron
Ling - hasn't even debuted anyway (why did we extend his contract already? This has Daniel O'Keefe vibe!)Comment
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My concern is the unnamed players who did not play against GWS.
McVeigh, Foot, Sinclair, Reid, Ronke, McCartin and Amartey. None are supposedly injured yet we know McCartin might be some time. Also add Cameron who supposedly came off with a minor injury. Were the others just rested or is there something more that we are not being told.Comment
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Agree our injury list is not a disaster but it's still depressing. Would love to read that Buddy is amped and rearing to go after an immaculate preparation! But that just isn't the case (again). It also doesn't help that our other more experienced forward (Menzel) is out injured and Sam Reid was held back from the inter-club for undisclosed reasons. On top of that now we find out Tommy McCartin is out of action indefinitely and reported in some places as having a "potentially career ending" injury. Having so many losses in the same part of the ground, especially KPFs (which are hard to replace), is quite disappointing. Nobody's fault though! Suddenly the responsibility starts to fall towards Blakey, our uncapped first year.
None of our players are indispensable but Smith is absolutely an important player. He is arguably the best in the comp at his role. Plus he is part of our leadership group and one of the most senior players in a relatively inexperienced team. Ling I feel particularly disappointed by because he's a first round draft pick that we evidently have really high hopes for who barely managed to get on the park last year, who I thought we had sent for surgery and would be right to go this year but who now turns up towards the end of pre-season as being out "indefinitely".All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)
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Anyone know how many players can front up this week? Assume it's a fairly large bench.Comment
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I'm more concerned about having the cattle in the finals. For the last few years we've lumped into the finals due to injuries. If we have a slow start and have our guns, esp Buddy, Naismith and Menzel, avalable for the later part of the season I'll be happy.The injury list published today on afl.com.au - The full AFL injury list: pre-season update - AFL.com.au - makes for depressing reading.
None of Franklin, Menzel, and Smith are especially likely to start round 1 and Naismith surely won't (just when tap ruckmen are coming back into vogue). Worse, Ling is still injured "indefinitely".Comment
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Thanks, so that's 26 that get a run plus 4 emergencies.
Have we got 26 ready to play? :-)
Be good to see the new rules in operation under more normal match conditions. Will take a while but the raft of changes are definitely going to help certain teams, let's see which ones ...Last edited by 707; 28 February 2019, 10:48 AM.Comment
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You can name up to 8 on the bench but play less on the day. You may even name 8 on the day but not bring them on unless someone gets injured.Comment
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Despite all of the doom and gloom in recent posts on this thread, the team named for our coming practice game looks quite strong. Buddy is ramping up his training too so suddenly not so bad!
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Speaking to a few of the players last Tuesday about the ansett cup, most are looking forward to having a "run" and were hoping they were named.
Like us, they're itching for footy to start again.
The oldies... not so keen.Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
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This thread has been sort of disabled by another weird link.....and I must say it is contained in the biggest post I've ever seen on RWO.....what have you done ludwig? I could only reply via quoting someone and then deleting the quote to write this....Comment
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I got sucked into the vortex of the Dark Web. I was bound and gagged by Guccifer 2.0 and forced to write to most disgusting things, but I held strong and refused to write the words Eddie McGuire. Thankfully -- It was bad enough as it was.
I was heavily drugged by these guys, which must be obvious by this post.
Anyway, the deleted post said, more or less, that Xavier Ellis predicted that Aliir would be AA, even though you could say he was already AA, and surpass the like of Rance and McGovern. I hope he's right, be cause I think Aliir is the key, or certainly a very part of, how the Swans will go over the next have dozen years. He also releases Rampe to take on a more attaching role, something that he's very good at. Looking forward to a different backline with a lot more flare. Having said that, Reg looks to be in good shape and perhaps ready to have a big year. Maybe we can play Reg, Melican, Rampe and Aliir in the same backline.Last edited by Ludwig; 1 March 2019, 07:59 PM.Comment
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